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The Limits of Liberal Multiculturalism

Towards an Individuated Approach to Cultural Diversity

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy (PASEPP)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Annamari Vitikainen
      Pages 1-13
  3. Justifying Minority Rights: The Grand Theories and Their Constraints

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-18
    2. Equality and Culture

      • Annamari Vitikainen
      Pages 19-44
    3. Autonomy versus Toleration

      • Annamari Vitikainen
      Pages 45-72
    4. Liberal Egalitarianism and Equality of Opportunity

      • Annamari Vitikainen
      Pages 73-97
  4. Liberal Multiculturalism and Allocation of Minority Rights

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-101
    2. Group Membership, Self-identification, and Need

      • Annamari Vitikainen
      Pages 103-126
    3. Identity and Exit

      • Annamari Vitikainen
      Pages 127-151
    4. Cultural Motivations and Cultural Defence

      • Annamari Vitikainen
      Pages 152-178
    5. Conclusion: Liberal Multiculturalism and Its Limits

      • Annamari Vitikainen
      Pages 179-188
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 189-226

About this book

The Limits of Liberal Multiculturalism provides a timely analysis of some of the weaknesses, as well as the successes, of the liberal multicultural project. It also takes a step forward by developing a pluralist, individual-centred approach to allocating minority rights in practice.

Authors and Affiliations

  • UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway

    Annamari Vitikainen

About the author

Annamari Vitikainen is Associate Professor in Philosophy, and a member of the Pluralism, Democracy, and Justice research group, at The Arctic University of Norway, University of Tromsø.

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